luccicare

Italian

Alternative forms

  • lucciare (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lūcicāre, from Latin lūcēre, lūx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lut.t͡ʃiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: luc‧ci‧cà‧re

Verb

luccicàre (first-person singular present lùccico, first-person singular past historic luccicài, past participle luccicàto, auxiliary èssere or avére)

  1. (intransitive) to sparkle, to twinkle [auxiliary essere or avere]
  2. (intransitive) to glitter, to glisten, to shimmer [auxiliary essere or avere]

Conjugation